High folate intake has been suggested as an important factor for cancer prevention; however, previous studies on the relationship between folate intake, serum folate and plasma homocysteine are controversial. We conducted a hospital-based, case-control study in Brazil investigating associations between dietary and circulating vitamins B-6, B-12 and folate, homocysteine, genotypes of folate-metabolizing enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [MTHFR C677T, A1298C],...

The Nachzehrer would be a special kind of vampire who lives in a constant state of numbness in his grave, without understanding what is
happening around and just like a child, chewing spasmodically his dress.
Martin Böhm wrote in 1601: "We have seen in times of the plague how dead people especially women - who have died of the plague make
smacking noises in their graves, like a pig that is eating, and that while this smacking is going on the plague becomes much worse, usually
in the...